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Experts from the #African continent and its global #diasporas called on #European governments to address their #colonial past and ongoing impacts at the #Dekoloniale #Berlin #Africa Conference, a #decolonial counter-version of the 1884/5 Berlin Africa Conference 140 years ago.

Representatives from Africa and people of African descent came together at the conference on November 15, 2024, to reflect on the history and lasting impacts 140 years after the opening of the 1884/5 Berlin Africa Conference, where European powers expanded their colonial reach across the African continent. Civil society organizations working on the legacies of #colonialism in the world, including its ongoing impact on #HumanRights, also joined the November 15 conference.

hrw.org/news/2024/11/18/africa

Human Rights Watch · Africans and People of African Descent Call on Europe to Reckon with Their Colonial LegaciesExperts from the African continent and its global diasporas called on European governments to address their colonial past and ongoing impacts at the Dekoloniale Berlin Africa Conference, a decolonial counter-version of the 1884/5 Berlin Africa Conference 140 years ago.

A Q&A with Afro-Latina author and poet Melania Luisa Marte

Melania Luisa Marte is the author of Plantains and Our Becoming (Tiny Reparations Books, August 2023). National Book Award–winning author Elizabeth Acevedo (author of Clap When You Land and Family Lore) calls Marte’s book “a full-throated war cry; both a request for anointment and the responding bendición.” The book... #caribbean #afrodescendencia #migration #colonialism #racism #diasporas #dominicanrepublic #haiti #poetry

repeatingislands.com/2024/01/0

Repeating Islands · A Q&A with Afro-Latina author and poet Melania Luisa MarteMelania Luisa Marte is the author of Plantains and Our Becoming (Tiny Reparations Books, August 2023). National Book Award–winning author Elizabeth Acevedo (author of Clap When You Land and Family …

#Introduction I am a senior research fellow at the Tampere Peace Research Institute in Finland. My research interests include: #feminist #peace research, #gender, #sexualviolence during conflicts, #diasporas and conflicts, #bodies in #war and peace…
I have collected data on these issues in the Great Lakes Region of Africa, Northern Ireland, the South Caucasus, among other places.
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